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Board approves $108,980.68 purchase of wireless access points to replace aging controllers
Summary
Marshall Public Schools approved purchase of new wireless access points for $108,980.68 from Moss, funded from the sinking fund, to modernize district Wi‑Fi and remove aging controllers as single points of failure.
Marshall — Marshall Public Schools on May 19 approved replacing aged Wi‑Fi controllers and purchasing new wireless access points to modernize the district network and improve redundancy.
Administration requested board approval to purchase wireless access points from Moss for $108,980.68 to be paid from the district sinking fund. The presentation said the move will align district technology with security goals, provide a modern Wi‑Fi network with redundancy and remove aging Wi‑Fi controllers as a single point of failure.
Board members asked whether the upgrade would provide Wi‑Fi coverage in the auditorium and lobby. Technology staff member Mr. Collins answered that the project is focused on upgrading the controller platform and access points tied to a cloud platform; auditorium lobby coverage may require additional work and can be addressed separately.
The motion to approve was made by Matt Davis and supported by Shauna Gamble and carried by voice vote.
Nut graf: The district will replace end-of-life network controllers and purchase new access points to improve reliability and security; any additional coverage gaps (for example, auditorium lobby) will be handled as separate work.
Ending: The board approved the purchase and directed staff to proceed with deployment planning; the meeting record did not list a rollout schedule on the record.
